Sauna Wood Bench Boards

Hard-softwoods that are generally resilient, yet not too dense are an excellent choice for an authentic sauna. The higher the density, the hotter it would feel when sitting on the benches. This is why low density timber types like Western Red Cedar are far more preferable than hardwoods like Oak, Ash and Beech. Sitting on these would feel as hot as steel in a sauna!

Finnmark offer the following comprehensive range of sauna benching timber options:

Thermo Spruce and Thermo Pine

Aspen

Alder

Thermo Aspen

Thermo Alder

Dark Thermo Alder

Western Red Cedar

And sometimes:

Thermo Radiata

Thermo Magnolia

The above list is roughly in descending order of cheapest sauna wood options to most expensive sauna timber types. To learn more about each of our sauna wood timber options, click on the wood type above. Use the filter bar on the left hand side to hone down your sauna bench board options below

Finnmark's Sauna wood bench profiles and sizes 

SHP profile is the standard timber profile for sauna bench boards. This is generally a rectangular profile with radiused corners, usually R2 or R3 (2mm or 3mm radiuses on each corner). As standard, we warehouse:

SHP Profile Bench Boards

Unedged Planks

The thickness of the bench boards is important to prevent warping and twisting over time. Finnmark generally only work with 28mm thick as a standard for the most resilient sauna benching timber, in all but Western Red Cedar which is 26mm thick. We warehouse the following sauna bench board widths as standard:

28mm wide bench boards

42mm wide bench boards

65mm wide bench boards

The above are ideal for sauna bench skirts and bodyform bench systems.

90mm wide bench boards

120mm wide bench boards

140mm wide bench boards